Phrases from the Latin Mass that warm your heart?

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The Latin is so rich and beautiful. What are your favorite lines from the Latin Mass, that maybe you just like personally or that God seems to point out to you?

In mundo erat, et mundus per ipsum factus est, et mundus eum non cognovit: This makes me think of Christ in the Eucharist, how lots of people seem to ignore Him.

Et vidimus gloriam ejus, gloriam quasi Unigeniti a Patre, plenum gratiae et veritatis: This one almost makes me cry, I can’t even put into words why 🙂
 
As far as whole sections I’d have to say the Asperges Me Domine, the Confiteor, and of course the Canon.

As far as specific lines go:

**Introibo ad altare Dei. Ad Deum qui laetificat juventutem meam **
(I will go to the altar of God. To God, the joy of my youth.)

This line makes me truly hope and yearn for Heaven, and the Priesthood, as I feel that’s where I’m called.

Domine, nom sum dignus et intres sub tectum meum; sed tantum dic verbo, et anabitur anima mea.
(Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But say the word and my soul will be healed.)

I’m a penitential person by nature, so this really makes me focus on my sinfulness and helps me realize that receiving Our Lord is a supreme privilege and that I should not take it lightly.
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Et verbum caro factum est et habitabit in nobis; et vidimus gloriam eius gloiram quasi Unigenti a Patre, plenum gratiae et veritatis.**
(And The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth)

To me, this shows Christ’s presence among us in the Eucharist.
 
Ite MIssa Est was always a big hit, just kidding.

Ecce Agnus Dei
Ecce Qui tolis peccatae mundi

Behold the Lamb of God
Behold Him who takes away the sins of the world
 
It’s all so reverent. When I first read the text, I was very moved by the prayers at the foot of the altar. So much preparation, penance, and patience to ready the Priest and Servers to dare approach the Tabernacle. And such total awareness shown in venerating the relics.

All done with the priest facing God in the Real Presence and his back to the world and it’s prince Satan 🙂
 
All of the above.

There are no phrases in the Latin Mass that cool the heart.
 
Dux vitae mortuus regnat vivus. and for that matter the entire Easter Sequence.
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Vita mutatur non tollitur.* from the Preface of the Requiem Mass.

These words point to the belief in our future life which is so central to our faith.
 
The Lavabo most of all:
*I will wash my hands among the innocent, and I will encompass Thine Altar, O Lord. That I may hear the voice of praise, and tell of all Thy wondrous works. I have loved, O Lord, the beauty of Thy house, and the place where Thy glory dwelleth. Take not away my soul, O God, with the wicked, nor my life with men of blood. In whose hands are iniquities, their right hand is filled with gifts.
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But as for me, I have walked in my innocence; redeem me, and have mercy on me. My foot hath stood in the right way; in the churches I will bless Thee, O Lord.*
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…and the Communion of the Priest:
What return shall I make to the Lord for all He has given me? I will take the chalice of salvation, and I will call upon the Name of the Lord. Praising will I call upon the Lord and I shall be saved from my enemies.
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I love the Sanctus and the Agnus Dei, especially the modes that are used for Paschal Time. I feel as though during that period between the Sanctus and the Post-Communion verse I am in the antechamber of Heaven Itself.

May Thy Body, O Lord, which I have received, and Thy Blood which I have drunk, cling to my inmost being; and grant that no stain of sin may remain in me, who has been fed with this pure and holy Sacrament; Who live reign, world without end. Amen.
 
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I will wash my hands among the innocent, and I will encompass Thine Altar, O Lord. That I may hear the voice of praise, and tell of all Thy wondrous works. I have loved, O Lord, the beauty of Thy house, and the place where Thy glory dwelleth. Take not away my soul, O God, with the wicked, nor my life with men of blood. In whose hands are iniquities, their right hand is filled with gifts.
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For some reason the part of the above I bolded has always jumped out at me and made me feel all warm and fuzzy 👍
 
I am never at Holy Mass that this phrase doesn’t always strike me from the Last Gospel:

AND THE LIGHT SHINETH IN DARKESSS, AND THE DARKNESS DID NOT COMPREHEND IT

I always think to myself that nothing has changed in two thousand years.****
 
Gratias Agamus Domino Deo Nostro:
A short phrase but the tone and the way it is chanted really moves me.

Ab illo benedicaris in cujus honore cremaberis.
Be Blessed by Him in whose honor thou art burnt.

Said when the priest blesses the incense for incensing the altar at the beginning of Mass.
You don’t hear this audibly, but it intrigues me very much, that the incense is addressed as though it were an entity. Could this be a symbol of us, who in our earthly struggles are consumed, ending up drifting upward to God?

Also a good contrast between the beauty and intriguing symbolism in the EF, as opposed to the OF. In the OF (if you ever see incense used at all) "The priest blesses the incense, …saying nothing.
 
Nowhere_Man said:
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Et verbum caro factum est et habitabit in nobis; et vidimus gloriam eius gloiram quasi Unigenti a Patre, plenum gratiae et veritatis.**
(And The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth)
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Deo Gratias.
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Monty61 said:
Ab illo benedicaris in cujus honore cremaberis.
Be Blessed by Him in whose honor thou art burnt.
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Ok, this made me think of an ancedote that was posted on Angelqueen some time ago.

A group of distinguished Anglican clerics were visiting Rome in the nineteenth century, and had the good fortune to be admitted to the presence of the Pope. After a few brief words, the leader of the Anglican party asked the Holy Father whether he might be willing to confer his blessing upon them.

Pius IX paused, evidently aware that their situation as Anglican clerics might lead to any gesture being misinterpreted. And then, with a warm smile, he gave the following blessing:

"Ab illo benedicaris, in cujus honore cremaberis. Amen.”

Not all of the party were certain of what had been said, but others understood only too well. The Pope had just given the Anglicans the blessing more normally used for incense during Mass: “be thou blessed by Him in Whose honour thou shalt be burned.”

It is not recorded how much longer the group stayed in Rome.

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Yes, the translations into English are very touching and up lifting. Like the King James version of the Bible the language is beautiful. I still love the Dies irae from when I used to serve at Funeral Masses. I wish the choir could sing it at my funeral, but…🙂
 
In reference to Ite Missa Est
At_Trent said:
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No doubt… My kids would certainly say that this is their favorite, especially for the High Mass…

All in good fun… The entire mass is absolutely beautiful and full of prayers that inspire.

God Bless
 
…Et in unam sanctam catholicam et apostolicam ecclesiam…

All the ‘am’s’ sounding off the church militant - Bam! bam! bam!
 
:rotfl: I was not expecting so many funny responses!

I completely agree with all of these. It’s so nice to focus on what we love about the Mass, so many threads degenrate into people posting the meanest things.

Forgot to say before that I love the Confiteor, especially since Michaeli Archangelo is in it! :love:

And everything about the Confiteor helps us realize the gravity of our sinfulness and helps us have more perfect contrition, especially the mea culpa’s and striking your heart. Plus it’s so rythmic and beautiful-sounding that it’s sooo easy to learn, that you don’t have to focus on pronunciation, but on your contrition.
 
From Psalm 42:

Júdica me, Deus, et discérne causam meam de gente non sancta…

Judge me, O God, and distinguish my cause from the nation that is not holy…
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Are there any sites online with the full Latin Mass translated to English?

The more I read about the EF the more I want to learn it 🙂
 
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